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Severe delays on M5 after fault is reported

Drivers have been warned of continued delays on the M5 following closures due to “a defect with overhead power lines.” According to a National Highways update on X , the motorway “in Somerset has reopened in both directions between J22 Highbridge and J23 Puriton”. It added: “There are delays of…

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Easter traffic gridlock as crashes and queues spark UK motorway delays

Britain’s motorway network is heavily congested as the Easter getaway begins on Good Friday (April 3). The M6 Toll in the West Midlands is closed northbound between Junction 6 Brownhills Interchange and the M6 J11a Saredon Interchange due to a serious crash. There are also severe delays of 90 minutes…

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Police launch new appeal 30 years on from murder of Melanie Hall

Melanie Hall, 25, was last seen at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath in the early hours of June 9 1996 following a night out with friends

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Teenager was Tasered by police before being killed by car on M5

Logan Smith, 18, got out of ambulance driving him to hospital in Somerset, says official watchdog

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Teenager, 18, dies after exiting ambulance on motorway

The teenager was hit by a car after exiting the emergency vehicle on the M5 in North Somerset

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M5 fire: Motorway closed after 'cigarette thrown from car starts blaze'

The fire was reportedly started when a cigarette was thrown from a passing vehicle and hit a trailer carrying hay

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M5 motorway chaos as overturned van causes five miles of delays

Drivers can expect delays until 1pm

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M5 ‘blocked’ as huge crash sparks lane closures with drivers hit with long delays

Drivers were hit with hours of delays following a crash on the M5

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M5 motorway closed northbound after car crash as vehicle leaves road

Gloucestershire Police are investigating the incident on the M5

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M5 delays after lorry transporting electric cars catches fire

There are delays on the M5 in Devon after a lorry fire on the M5

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How a fleet of hi-tech drones are helping rural police catch organised gangs

CRIME: High in the sky, drones are being used to detect stolen machinery hidden in trailers on the M5. Alex Ross joins up with Devon and Cornwall Police’s drone team to find out how

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Man dies as two multiple-vehicle crashes happen on same motorway stretch

The incidents were on the M5 southbound near Willand, Devon.

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Separate crashes on same motorway stretch leave several injured and traffic chaos

The M5 is a vital route for people travelling to and from the South West

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Two multi-vehicle crashes on same motorway stretch leave several injured

Devon and Cornwall Police said it received reports about the collisions on the M5 between Junction 27 and 28 at about 9.50pm and 11.10pm on Thursday.

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Girl killed in crash after fleeing police car had removed handcuffs, says report

Tamzin Hall, 17, died after she was hit by a car on the M5 in November last year.

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Teenager and two adults die after crash on M5

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Two adults and a teenager die after single-vehicle collision on M5

Another child in critical condition after suffering serious injuries in south Gloucestershire crash involving a BMW

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M5 crash latest: Road closed after teenager and two adults killed and another child fights for life

Single-vehicle collision happened on motorway in south Gloucestershire on Friday evening, Avon and Somerset Police say

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Teenager and two adults killed in M5 crash as child fights for life

Another child is fighting for their life in hospital following the single-vehicle collision in south Gloucestershire

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Two adults and teenager die in car crash on M5 in south Gloucestershire

A white BMW was involved in a single-vehicle collision at around 9pm on Friday.

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M5: Body found on motorway prompting full road closure

West Midlands Police are at the scene of two incidents and closed the area of the M5

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M5 closure: Motorway shut after body found on carriageway

West Midlands Police said it was currently dealing with two incidents on the M5

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More than 150 new emergency areas added to smart motorways

New stopping areas have been added to stretches of the M1, M3, M4, M5, M20, M25 and M27.

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M5 closed in both directions after woman killed in horror lorry collision

The incident happened shortly before 3am on the northbound carriageway

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A road trip through the new Syria

In cities along the M5 highway just after the fall of Assad, many expressed relief – along with wariness about the future

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